House Republicans <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/2024/04/30/new-documents-reveal-airports-used-by-secretary-mayorkas-to-fly-hundreds-of-thousands-of-inadmissible-aliens-into-u-s-via-chnv-mass-parole-scheme/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> data on Tuesday showing where hundreds of thousands of inadmissible foreign nationals have flown into the United States after being authorized to travel into the country by the Biden administration under its &#8220;mass parole&#8221; system. 
Under the Department of Homeland Security’s Processes for Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan (CHNV) parole <a href="https://www.uscis.gov/CHNV" target="_blank" rel="noopener">program</a>, the Biden administration has approved over 404,000 foreign nationals from those countries for entry into the United States. The program ostensibly allows people from these countries to be paroled into the United States to work for up to two years for “humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.” Beneficiaries of the program also need to &#8220;arrange and fund their own travel,&#8221; according to DHS. 
Documents obtained by Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee show that paroled individuals flew into 50 different airports, primarily in the United States. The top two airport destinations were in Florida, according to the documents. 
Over 91,000 people flew into Miami, while over 60,000 were flown into Fort Lauderdale. Other top airport locations included New York City (14,827), Houston (7,923), Orlando (6,043), Los Angeles (3,271), Tampa (3,237), Dallas (2,256), San Francisco (2,052), Atlanta (1,796), Newark (1,498), Washington, D.C. (1,472), Chicago (496), Las Vegas (483), and Austin (171).
Other people flew into Hawaii, the Bahamas, Ireland, Canada, and the Virgin Islands. The numbers only include data from January 2023 until August 2023. 
DHS told the committee that the people approved for the program were technically inadmissible. “All individuals paroled into the United States are, by definition, inadmissible, including those paroled under the CHNV Processes,” the department said. 
“Secretary Mayorkas’ CHNV parole program is an unlawful sleight of hand used to hide the worsening border crisis from the American people. Implementing a program that allows otherwise inadmissible aliens to fly directly into the U.S. — not for significant public benefit or urgent humanitarian reasons as the Immigration and Nationality Act mandates — has been proven an impeachable offense,” said Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green (R-TN). 
At the same time, DHS has been flying paroled individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, over half of illegal crossings at the southern border during fiscal year 2023 were from those countries, according to the committee. 
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“Following our subpoena and the House’s impeachment vote — especially in light of the Senate’s complete failure to fulfill its duty to hold a trial — the Committee will not rest until this administration is finally held accountable for its open-borders agenda and its devastating impact on our homeland security,” Green added.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Testifies To Senate Hearing On Department’s Budget Request

From Vegas To Honolulu: Docs Show Where Foreign Nationals Paroled By Biden Admin Fly Into U.S.

Alejandro Mayorkas

Department of Homeland Security

Florida

Honolulu

Illegal Immigration

Las Vegas

Mark Green

Politics

Chinese nationals are illegally entering Guam, posing a “major cause for concern” for the island which is home to an important U.S. military base and around 20,000 American troops, Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) told <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13249963/chinese-migrants-guam-republican-ccp-exploit-military-base.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Mail</a>.
Since 2022, Guam Customs and Quarantine has reported 118 unlawful or attempted unlawful entries by Chinese nationals, agency spokeswoman Alana Chargualaf-Afaisen told <a href="https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-02-26/guam-china-illegal-entry-northern-marianas-13130497.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stars and Stripes</a>. There were 85 cases of attempted illegal entry into Guam by Chinese migrants in 2022, followed by 27 in 2023, and six so far in 2024.
Guam is just under <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2020/07/23/china-aims-missiles-at-americas-pacific-bomber-base-how-should-the-pentagon-defend-guam/?sh=4578d4f729a5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2,000 miles</a> from the Chinese mainland and is home to Naval Base Guam, the only U.S. Navy submarine base in the western Pacific. The island also hosts America’s main Pacific bomber fleet at Andersen Air Force Base.
“Count on the Chinese Communist Party to exploit every potential vulnerability on the map. What the CCP is doing in Guam is almost certainly no exception,” Green told the Mail. “The United States maintains a significant military presence on the island, a vital outpost for helping America defend our strategic interests in the region.”
The “surging numbers of Chinese nationals coming into Guam” is a “major cause for concern, in part because we simply do not know for what purpose these individuals are coming,” Green said, adding, &#8220;It&#8217;s not just rising numbers of Chinese nationals illegally crossing our Southwest border that demands attention—what&#8217;s happening in Guam does, as well.&#8221;
The Department of Homeland Security told Stars and Stripes that the Chinese migrants are mainly going to Guam for economic reasons. Special Agent in Charge John Tobon of Homeland Security Investigations in Honolulu said, “The one thing about all those individuals is that they are all vetted before they are admitted into Saipan.”
“Once they’re in Saipan, they may try to come over to Guam, but the overwhelming majority are really doing it for economic reasons,” Tobon added.
Republicans, such as Green and Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, maintain apprehensions about the Chinese migrants, however, saying that loopholes in the Visa process allow bad actors to take advantage of the U.S. Last November, 32 Republicans wrote a letter, warning Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of the loopholes.
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&#8220;The Chinese Communist Party has already proven they will stop at nothing to infiltrate and outpace the United States, and I&#8217;m working to close loopholes that allow any further espionage,&#8221; Ernst told <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/republican-warns-about-chinese-spies-near-military-bases-1884666" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Newsweek</a> on Wednesday. &#8220;We must put an end to Chinese nationals accessing our military installations on U.S. territories and conducting malign activity.”
Last month, CBS News reported that Chinese nationals are the fastest-growing group of illegal immigrants entering the U.S. Over 24,000 Chinese citizens were apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border in the past year, a number higher than the combined data on apprehensions from the ten previous years, according to a November <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/24/us/politics/china-migrants-us-border.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from The New York Times.

Guam

‘Surging Numbers’ Of Chinese Migrants Attempting To Illegally Enter U.S. Island Home To Vital Military Bases, Homeland Security Committee Chair Warns

'Surging Numbers' Of Chinese Migrants Attempting To Illegally Enter U.S. Island Home To Vital Military Bases, Homeland Security Committee Chair Warns

China

Joni Ernst

Military

U.S.

Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) reportedly blasted Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for “stonewalling” details about the illegal immigrant accused of murdering Laken Riley, a 22-year-old Georgia college student.
Green, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, wrote to Mayorkas in a <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-02-26-Letter-to-Mayorkas-DHS-re-Illegal-Venezuelan-Murder-Suspect.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">February 27 letter</a> requesting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) communications regarding the immigration proceedings of Jose Antonio Ibarra, the Venezuelan national accused of killing Riley.
Green <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/03/13/exclusive-mark-green-dhs-mayorkas-laken-riley/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Breitbart News</a> that DHS confirmed receipt of the letter and claimed it was a “high priority,” but the federal agency has now fallen silent.
“It’s unacceptable that DHS has failed to comply with this reasonable request,” Green told Breitbart. “The documents and information that we have requested should be quite simple for DHS to compile and produce.”
“Secretary Mayorkas has repeatedly claimed that parole is being granted on a case-by-case basis, per the law’s requirement, and if that’s true, DHS shouldn’t have any trouble producing the documents verifying that in the matter of Jose Ibarra,” Green continued. “This is the type of stonewalling we’ve encountered over and over again from the administration. It’s time for DHS to be forthcoming.”
Riley went for a jog on February 22 on the University of Georgia campus, with police beginning a search for her after she did not return home. Her body was found later that day in a wooded area after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigrant-suspect-in-laken-riley-murder-accused-of-disfiguring-her-skull" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sustaining</a> severe injuries to her skull. Ibarra, 26, was arrested and charged the following day in connection to the murder.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-02-26-Letter-to-Mayorkas-DHS-re-Illegal-Venezuelan-Murder-Suspect.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acknowledged</a> that Ibarra had been apprehended at the border in September 2022 before being “paroled and released for further processing.” Ibarra was also reportedly arrested in New York City in August 2023 and was charged with acting in a manner to injure a child less than 17 and a motor vehicle license violation.
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President Joe Biden has been largely silent on the killing, only addressing it after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) shouted Riley’s name last week during his State of the Union address. Biden then botched Riley’s name and said she was killed by “an illegal.” Biden later said he regretted his word choice, adding that illegal immigrants “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-apologizes-for-calling-alleged-laken-riley-murderer-an-illegal-they-built-the-country" target="_blank" rel="noopener">built this country</a>.”
The killing of Riley comes as the United States grapples with an unprecedented surge of illegal migrants at the southern border, with officials recording about 9 million <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/nationwide-encounters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nationwide encounters</a> and 1.7 million <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-admin-may-have-lost-track-millions-of-migrants-crossing-southern-border-congressional-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">estimated gotaways</a> since Biden took office.

Rep. Mark Green

Rep. Mark Green Blasts Mayorkas For ‘Stonewalling’ Details On Laken Riley’s Alleged Killer: Report

Border

Border Crisis

Congress

Immigration

House Homeland Security Committee Chair <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mark-green" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mark Green</a> (R-TN) announced this week that he is reversing his decision to retire after receiving calls from former President Donald Trump and others.
Green appeared burned out when he announced earlier this month that he was retiring, saying that he believed the country and Congress were &#8220;broken beyond most means of repair.&#8221;
&#8220;I have come to realize our fight is not here within Washington, our fight is with Washington,&#8221; he added at the time. &#8220;As I have done my entire life, I will continue serving this country — but in a new capacity.&#8221;
Green said on Thursday that while he initially had a &#8220;strong desire&#8221; to leave Congress, &#8220;since my announcement, I have received countless calls from constituents, colleagues, and President Trump urging me to reconsider.&#8221;
The former military officer said that he was &#8220;reminded of the words of General McArthur on a statue at West Point: &#8216;Duty, honor, country.&#8217; I realized once again: I had a duty to my country to fulfill.&#8221;
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Trump praised Green on social media earlier in the day, writing: &#8220;Mark Green has had lots of options because of his political talents, and the great job he has done as a Congressman, but given the fantastic work he’s doing as Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, I hope he runs for Re-Election to the U.S. House of Representatives. If he does, he has my Complete and Total Endorsement!&#8221;

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Trump Helps Get Top Republican To Reverse Decision To Retire

2024 Election

Donald Trump

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) announced on Wednesday that he is retiring from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Congress</a> because the institution and the country in general is largely broken beyond repair.
&#8220;At the start of the 118th Congress, I promised my constituents to pass legislation to secure our borders and to hold Secretary Mayorkas accountable,&#8221; Green, a physician, said in a statement. &#8220;Today, with the House having passed H.R. 2 and Secretary Mayorkas impeached, it is time for me to return home. In the last few months, in reading the writings of our Framers, I was reminded of their intent for representatives to be citizen-legislators, to serve for a season and then return home.&#8221;
&#8220;Our country — and our Congress — is broken beyond most means of repair,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I have come to realize our fight is not here within Washington, our fight is with Washington. As I have done my entire life, I will continue serving this country &#8212; but in a new capacity.&#8221;
Green thanked his family for their support while during his numerous years of serving the U.S., including while serving in the U.S. Military.
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&#8220;I also want to thank the constituents of Tennessee&#8217;s 7th District for the unbelievable honor to serve them in Congress &#8212; whose vote of confidence was not only evident in the wide margins in each election, but also without ever having a single primary opponent in my three elections,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And finally, I want to thank my staff, whose unmatched hard work, dedication, and talent have resulted in our many victories and one of the lowest turnover rates in Congress.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rep-mike-gallagher-announces-retirement-after-helping-defeat-mayorkas-impeachment-vote">Rep. Mike Gallagher, Once Viewed As Rising GOP Star, Announces Retirement</a>

House GOP Feb 14

Another Top Republican Announces Retirement: Congress ‘Broken Beyond Most Means Of Repair’

Another Top Republican Announces Retirement: Congress 'Broken Beyond Most Means Of Repair'

Republican Party

Tennessee

Republicans in Congress have continued to call for the repeal of the FACE Act after six pro-lifers face over a decade in prison <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-church-meeting-is-now-a-conspiracy-pro-lifers-pray-outside-court-after-conviction-over-peaceful-protest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">after being convicted</a> of FACE Act-related charges in federal court in Nashville. 
The lawmakers have said in recent days that the FACE Act, a Clinton-era law that criminalizes the use of force or threats of force that prevent someone from accessing an abortion facility, has been weaponized against pro-life activists. The six pro-lifers convicted on Tuesday face hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines and up to 10.5 years in prison after the Biden administration accused them of conspiring against rights secured by the FACE Act.
On Friday, Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) urged his colleagues in the House to take up a bill he introduced last year that would repeal the FACE Act. 
“We must end this weaponized law NOW. [House Republicans] should take up Rep. Roy&#8217;s FACE Act Repeal(HR577) immediately,” Roy’s press account posted on X. 
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&quot;The TN case is part of a disturbing pattern of overcharging and using absurd amounts of law-enforcement resources to intimidate pro-lifers.”
💯%—we must end this weaponized law NOW<a href="https://twitter.com/HouseGOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HouseGOP</a> should take up Rep. Roy&#39;s FACE Act Repeal(HR577) immediately <a href="https://t.co/GCx0JKqKGq">https://t.co/GCx0JKqKGq</a>
&mdash; Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepChipRoy/status/1753436516582314274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The <a href="https://www.lee.senate.gov/services/files/397835B6-A9C5-440F-A691-B52FE1AA50D9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">legislation</a>, which was sponsored by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) in the Senate, was referred to as the “Restoring the First Amendment and Right to Peaceful Civil Disobedience Act.” 
“Free Americans should never live in fear of their government targeting them because of their beliefs. Yet, Biden&#8217;s Department of Justice has brazenly weaponized the FACE Act against normal, everyday Americans across the political spectrum, simply because they are pro-life. Our Constitution separates power between the federal government and the states for a reason, and we ignore that safeguard at our own peril,” Roy <a href="https://www.lee.senate.gov/2023/10/sen-lee-rep-roy-team-up-to-repeal-the-face-act#:~:text=October%204%2C%202023,protect%20access%20to%20abortion%20facilities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> last year when introducing the measure. “The FACE Act is an unconstitutional federal takeover of state police powers; it must be repealed.”
Other Republicans in the House have echoed support for taking up Roy’s legislation after the Nashville verdict, including Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good (R-VA). 
“Being jailed for singing hymns and trying to protect innocent babies? I strongly support [Roy’s] FACE Act Repeal Act to protect these individuals from injustice,” he said.
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Being jailed for singing hymns and trying to protect innocent babies? I strongly support <a href="https://twitter.com/reproy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepRoy</a>&#39;s FACE Act Repeal Act to protect these individuals from injustice. <a href="https://t.co/cSY5F5650t">https://t.co/cSY5F5650t</a>
&mdash; Congressman Bob Good (@RepBobGood) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepBobGood/status/1752764286382817422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2024</a></blockquote>
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“Proud to cosponsor<a href="https://twitter.com/RepChipRoy"> @RepChipRoy</a>’s FACE Act Repeal Act. This law has been abused by the Biden administration to target peaceful pro-life activists,” Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) posted on X.
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Proud to cosponsor <a href="https://twitter.com/RepChipRoy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepChipRoy</a>’s FACE Act Repeal Act. This law has been abused by the Biden administration to target peaceful pro-life activists. <a href="https://t.co/IbkihOp8CQ">https://t.co/IbkihOp8CQ</a>
&mdash; Rep. Mark Green (@RepMarkGreen) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMarkGreen/status/1753116703116996621?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Lee noted on X that the FACE Act, which is also supposed to be used to protect churches and pregnancy centers, appears to only be used to target pro-life activists and not pro-abortion activists. 
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“Bottom line: the Biden administration incarcerates people for praying at abortion clinics while ignoring violent acts at churches and pregnancy centers. So many camels. So much obsessive attention paid to harmless things mistaken for gnats,” Lee <a href="https://twitter.com/BasedMikeLee/status/1752468422225743939?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1752468422225743939%7Ctwgr%5E89b339f5d4217e2c6f3dc847f36f7b2ef65690e0%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fpolitics%2F2024%2F02%2F01%2Frepublicans-renew-call-to-repeal-face-act-as-more-pro-life-activists-face-prison-time%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Tuesday. 
The push comes after pro-lifers Chet Gallagher of Tennessee, Coleman Boyd of Mississippi, Heather Idoni of Michigan, Cal Zastrow of Michigan, Paul Vaughn of Tennessee, and Dennis Green of Virginia were convicted of conspiracy against rights and violating the FACE Act.
The six were indicted by the Department of Justice after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jury-deliberates-fate-of-six-pro-lifers-facing-11-years-in-prison-over-peaceful-protest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a protest</a> that took place in a hallway outside of a Mount Juliet abortion provider on March 5, 2021. On that day, a group of demonstrators gathered on the second floor of an office building in the hallway outside the Carafem Health Center Clinic. The group prayed, sang hymns, and urged women showing up to the clinic not to get abortions.

Members Of The House Freedom Caucus Discuss Appropriations During Capitol Hill Press Conference

Republicans Call For Repeal Of ‘Weaponized’ FACE Act After Conviction Of Peaceful Pro-Lifers

Abortion

Biden Administration

Chip Roy

Mike Lee

Nashville

A panel of the GOP-led <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> released on Sunday two articles of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/impeachment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">impeachment</a> against Homeland Security Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alejandro-mayorkas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alejandro Mayorkas</a> over his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-shatters-record-with-historic-number-of-illegal-aliens-encountered-in-december" target="_blank" rel="noopener">handling of</a> the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/border-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">border crisis</a>.
The <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Articles-of-Impeachment.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first article says</a> Mayorkas has &#8220;willfully and systemically refused to comply with Federal immigration laws,&#8221; and the second claims the secretary &#8220;breached the public trust&#8221; by making false statements and &#8220;knowingly obstructed lawful oversight&#8221; of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Members of the Homeland Security Committee are <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-committee-picks-date-to-consider-mayorkas-impeachment-articles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scheduled to meet</a> on Tuesday morning to consider the articles of impeachment. If one or both articles pass through the panel, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-mike-johnson-house-republicans-to-impeach-mayorkas-as-soon-as-next-week" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA)</a> said the House would vote on whether to impeach Mayorkas <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/01/26/news/speaker-johnson-vows-mayorkas-impeachment-vote-soon-as-possible/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;as soon as possible thereafter.&#8221;</a>
&#8220;Having exhausted all other options to hold Secretary Mayorkas accountable, it is unmistakably clear that Congress must exercise its constitutional duty and impeach him,&#8221; Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMarkGreen/status/1751620055773639156" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X on Sunday.
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Having exhausted all other options to hold Secretary Mayorkas accountable, it is unmistakably clear that Congress must exercise its constitutional duty and impeach him. <a href="https://t.co/t8MpwAQ0tE">pic.twitter.com/t8MpwAQ0tE</a>
&mdash; Rep. Mark Green (@RepMarkGreen) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMarkGreen/status/1751620055773639156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
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House Republicans face a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/slim-house-gop-majority-gets-narrower" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tight margin</a> as they contend with vacancies and absences within their own ranks, but Green said last weekend that he believes there will be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/homeland-security-chair-says-we-have-the-votes-to-impeach-mayorkas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">enough support</a> to ultimately impeach Mayorkas when it comes to a House floor vote. Still, the effort faces long odds in the Democrat-controlled Senate.
Rep. Bennie Thompson (R-MS), the top Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee, encouraged the House to reject what he called a &#8220;sham&#8221; resolution. &#8220;What is glaringly missing from these articles is any real charge or even a shred of evidence of high crimes or misdemeanors — the Constitutional standard for impeachment,&#8221; he added in a statement on Sunday.
When pressed on &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; on the prospect of the impeachment articles going nowhere in the Senate, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) said &#8220;I think it&#8217;s important we respond to the American people&#8221; after pinning millions of border encounters, including people on the terrorist watchlist, and fentanyl deaths on Mayorkas.
There is a bipartisan appetite in the House for changing the status quo, even if there is disagreement on how to address the border crisis amid <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/fueled-unprecedented-border-crossings-record-3-million-cases-106378442" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a surge in crossings</a> and blue cities around the country getting <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/illinois-governor-complains-blue-cities-suffering-abbott-bussing-migrants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">overwhelmed with migrants</a>. Fourteen House Democrats recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/14-house-democrats-vote-to-denounce-biden-admins-open-borders-policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">broke ranks</a> and joined with most Republicans in voting to denounce the Biden administration&#8217;s “open-borders policies.&#8221;
Several <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/2024/01/28/media-advisory-homeland-security-committee-markup-of-mayorkas-impeachment-articles-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interim reports have been released</a> during the Homeland Security Committee&#8217;s probe into Mayorkas, and hearings <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/house-gop-is-moving-swiftly-toward-mayorkas-impeachment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrapped up</a> earlier this month. Members of the Senate are working to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcconnell-says-border-security-talks-face-quandary-as-the-politics-have-changed-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hash out a border deal</a>, with the help of Mayorkas, while the impeachment effort comes to a resolution.
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DHS <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/opa/24_0128_OPA_memo.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released a memo</a> to reporters on Sunday that argued Mayorkas has &#8220;upheld and enforced&#8221; border security and immigration laws and seeks to refute &#8220;false allegations&#8221; of lying about operational control during testimony and dereliction of duty.
&#8220;This markup is just more of the same political games from House Homeland Security Committee (CHS) Republicans. They don’t want to fix the problem; they want to campaign on it,&#8221; the memo said.
&#8220;That’s why they have undermined efforts to achieve bipartisan solutions and ignored the facts, legal scholars and experts, and even the Constitution itself in their quest to baselessly impeach Secretary Mayorkas,&#8221; it added. &#8220;This farce of an impeachment is a distraction from other vital national security priorities and the work Congress should be doing to actually fix our broken immigration laws.&#8221;

Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

House Panel Releases 2 Articles Of Impeachment Against Mayorkas

Bennie Thompson

Impeachment

Michael McCaul

Top House Republicans are requesting a briefing on the spread of illegal Chinese-backed marijuana farms across the United States from the Department of Homeland Security and the Drug Enforcement Agency, according to a letter first obtained by The Daily Wire.
The Friday <a href="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/2024-01-12-Green-Pfluger-Higgins-to-DHS-DEA-re-Illicit-Marijuana-Grow-Operations.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> from House Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green (R-TN), Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), and Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) asks for a meeting with the DHS and DEA over what is being done about the proliferation of Chinese marijuana farms. Pfluger is the chair of the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, and Higgins is the chair of the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. 
“The Committee on Homeland Security (Committee) is growing increasingly alarmed by the number of illicit Chinese-operated marijuana farms that have been seized by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies across the United States. Many of these illicit grow operations work in conjunction with transnational criminal organizations,” the letter, addressed to DHS Chair Alejandro Mayorkas and DEA Administrator Anne Milgram, said. 
“Illicit Chinese-operated marijuana farms have been found across the country and pose significant risks to our nation’s security. First, illicit marijuana farms provide unregulated access for consumers to Schedule 1 substances and help provide additional revenue sources to transnational criminal organizations. Many of these operations have also been found to have labor conditions that are emblematic of human trafficking and forced labor practices. In addition, Chinese investors have financed some of these illegal operations, and these investments include cash payment for large swaths of land to conduct these operations,” the letter said, pointing out that lawmakers have raised red flags over large purchases of land by Chinese nationals. 
The Republicans want a briefing schedule with the agencies by January 25. “This briefing should include, but not be limited to, information about the actions your agencies are conducting to monitor, investigate, and dismantle illicit Chinese-operated marijuana farms, as well as information about the links these illegal farms have to transnational criminal organizations and foreign entities,” they wrote. 
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In the last several years, Chinese-backed marijuana operations have cropped up across the United States, including major drug busts in New Mexico and Maine, where Border Patrol has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-chinese-marijuana-grow-operations-worth-billions-cropping-up-in-maine-border-patrol-memo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> identified up to 270 illegal marijuana grow operations throughout Maine that are worth billions of dollars. 
In November, a suspected Chinese national was arrested in rural Tennessee for allegedly operating a large marijuana growing operation out of an old church. A Daily Wire request for the police report on the arrest was denied due to an ongoing investigation into the operation. 
House Republicans <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/2023/04/25/green-pfluger-examine-homeland-security-threats-posed-by-secret-ccp-operated-police-stations-on-u-s-soil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have</a> been investigating efforts by China to influence the U.S. and spread propaganda throughout the country, including the operation of a Chinese police station in New York City.

Marijuana farm

Top Republicans Investigating Spread Of Chinese-Backed Marijuana Farms In United States

Chinese Communist Party

Marijuana

House Republicans accused Homeland Security Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alejandro-mayorkas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alejandro Mayorkas</a> on Wednesday of intentionally facilitating the crisis at the southern border during the first official impeachment hearing for the Biden administration official.
During the proceeding, Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee pointed to the record numbers of illegal immigrants crossing the southern border under President Joe Biden and the lax policies being maintained by the administration. Under Mayorkas, Customs and Border Protection have had 8.1 million encounters with illegal immigrants, including 6.7 million at the southern border. 
“Secretary Mayorkas is the architect of the devastation we have witnessed for nearly three years,” House Homeland Security Committee Chairman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mark-green" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mark Green</a> (R-TN) said in his opening <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/2024/01/10/chairman-green-delivers-opening-statement-mayorkas-must-be-held-accountable/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. “The Secretary’s actions have brought us here today, not ours. Since early 2021, we have watched in disbelief as historic numbers of inadmissible aliens have poured across our borders, both at official ports of entry and illegally across the thousands of miles of our borders.”
In addition to the record number of encounters, including an all-time monthly high of 302,000 in December, there have been at least 1.8 million people who have entered the United States without being apprehended. 
Many of those who are apprehended have been released and given court dates years in the future. Mayorkas <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mayorkas-admits-over-85-of-migrants-being-released-into-u-s-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Monday that about 85% of those encountered at the border have been released into the United States. Green criticized Mayorkas over the mass releases, saying that he had allowed at least 1.5 million inadmissible aliens to enter the country. 
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Green said that the crisis has been intentional, saying that there were no novel problems in Latin America causing the surge. 
“No, this crisis has been intentional. Secretary Mayorkas was made aware of testimony given by President Biden’s Attorney General Merrick Garland where the AG admitted the current policies are being exploited by the cartels. Yet Secretary Mayorkas turns around and implements additional policies to expand the catch and release measures empowering the cartels and killing Americans. After nearly three years of watching this unfold, what other conclusion is there but that this is an intentional crisis,” Green said. 
Republicans also say that Mayorkas has repeatedly lied about his handling of the border and neglected his duty to secure it. Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4400918-gop-makes-case-for-mayorkas-impeachment-but-dems-see-no-high-crimes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that he believed the House would impeach Mayorkas. “We’re going to impeach him. He’s going to be impeached, and he should be.&#8221;
Democrats have defended Mayorkas, saying that he hasn’t committed any impeachable offenses.

Secretary Mayorkas Visits US-Mexico Border

Republicans Slam Mayorkas As ‘Architect’ Of Border Crisis During First Impeachment Hearing

Joe Biden

Southern Border

Decrying the “open border” policies of the Biden administration has been a constant theme for Republicans during the last three years. Little changed in 2023 with the influx of illegal immigrants continuing strong as Border Patrol encountered roughly more people at the southern border than the population of the entire state of New Mexico.
According to official statistics from Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol had 2,240,056 encounters with foreign nationals from all other the world at the southern border in 2023. This includes official recorded encounters by CBP from January to November, and <a href="https://twitter.com/BillMelugin_/status/1740760905569460246" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> numbers for December.
Below is a breakdown of southern border encounters in 2023, <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/nationwide-encounters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to CBP statistics.
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Month&quot;}">Month</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Total Encounters&quot;}">Total Encounters</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;January&quot;}">January</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;February&quot;}">February</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:156630}" data-sheets-numberformat="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;#,##0&quot;,&quot;3&quot;:1}">156,630</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;March&quot;}">March</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;April&quot;}">April</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;May&quot;}">May</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:206690}" data-sheets-numberformat="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;#,##0&quot;,&quot;3&quot;:1}">206,690</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;June&quot;}">June</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:144556}" data-sheets-numberformat="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;#,##0&quot;,&quot;3&quot;:1}">144,556</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;July&quot;}">July</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:183479}" data-sheets-numberformat="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;#,##0&quot;,&quot;3&quot;:1}">183,479</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;August&quot;}">August</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:232963}" data-sheets-numberformat="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;#,##0&quot;,&quot;3&quot;:1}">232,963</td>
</tr>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;September&quot;}">September</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:269735}" data-sheets-numberformat="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;#,##0&quot;,&quot;3&quot;:1}">269,735</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;October&quot;}">October</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:240986}" data-sheets-numberformat="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;#,##0&quot;,&quot;3&quot;:1}">240,986</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;November&quot;}">November</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:242418}" data-sheets-numberformat="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;#,##0&quot;,&quot;3&quot;:1}">242,418</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;December*&quot;}">December*</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:276000}" data-sheets-numberformat="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;#,##0&quot;,&quot;3&quot;:1}">276,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Total&quot;}">Total</td>
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*December numbers based on a report from Fox News. 
The total number of reported encounters is greater than the <a href="https://worldpopulationreview.com/states" target="_blank" rel="noopener">populations</a> (on an individual level, not total) of 15 states including Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Delaware, Rhode Island, Montana, Maine, New Hampshire, Hawaii, West Virginia, Idaho, Nebraska, and New Mexico. 
This includes roughly 31,458 individuals from China, 137,389 individuals from Colombia, 63,135 from Cuba, 106,635 from Ecuador, 59,693 from El Salvador, 225,998 from Guatemala, 69,095 from Haiti, 213,853 from Honduras, 41,134 from India, 671,128 from Mexico, 16,690 from Nicaragua, 55, 276 from Peru, 29,449 from Russia, 14,135 from Turkey, and 302,736 from Venezuela. 
In 2023, videos of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/massive-migrant-caravan-marches-toward-u-s-as-top-biden-officials-meet-with-mexican-president" target="_blank" rel="noopener">massive caravans</a> heading toward the U.S. continued to circulate showing that many still see the border as open even as the Biden administration worked to block state efforts to protect their own sovereignty. The year saw everything from the expiration of Title 42 to the release of hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals into the U.S. 
Below are the biggest trendlines in the continuing border crisis from the last year. 
<h3>Crossings Surge to Record Highs</h3>
The Biden administration set all kinds of records at the southern border in 2023 and none of them were good. Throughout the year, multiple records for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/record-set-for-southern-border-encounters-in-one-month-as-nearly-250000-cross-into-u-s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">monthly crossings</a> were set leading up to December, when crossings <a href="https://twitter.com/BillMelugin_/status/1740760905569460246" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> hit an all time high at 276,000.
The December record was set with three days still left in the year, and marked a large uptick from November which itself was a monthly record.
“We are now at over 760,000 migrant encounters since October 1st, making the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 also the highest ever recorded. Thats a population size bigger than Seattle in just three months,” Fox News reporter Bill Melugin posted on X. “All records being blown out of the water under the Biden admin as the crisis gets worse — not better.”
Other records set included Chinese nationals crossing the southern border at the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chinese-nationals-are-flooding-across-southern-border-at-record-pace" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fastest pace ever</a>, and a record 50,000 Venezuelans<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/50000-venezuelans-illegally-crossed-u-s-border-last-month-shattering-previous-record" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> illegally crossing</a> into the U.S. in September.
<h3>States Send National Guard to Border</h3>
To help with the crisis on the border, states from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gov-bill-lee-to-send-tennessee-national-guard-troops-to-combat-unprecedented-crisis-at-the-border" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tennessee</a> to Arizona continued to send National Guard troops to the border. Arizona Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democratic-arizona-governor-orders-national-guard-to-border-slams-biden-admin-for-allowing-unmitigated-humanitarian-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ripped</a> into Biden for his handling of the border earlier this month when announcing her plans to send the National Guard to the border.
“Yet again, the federal government is refusing to do its job to secure our border and keep our communities safe,” Hobbs said in a statement. “With this Executive Order, I am taking action where the federal government won’t.”
<h3>Illegal Immigrants Sent to Blue Cities</h3>
Another trend that continued into 2023 was red states sending illegal immigrants into blue cities like Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles, all places that have backed lax immigration policies.
Texas bussed and flew <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gov-abbott-says-texas-will-bus-another-70000-immigrants-to-democrat-run-cities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tens of thousands</a> of illegal immigrants across the country to the Democrat cities, prompting them to grapple with the effects of Biden’s border policies.
In NYC, Mayor Eric Adams <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/teachers-union-sues-eric-adams-after-mayor-slashes-education-budget-to-deal-with-illegal-immigration-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was forced</a> to make budget cuts in the city’s Education Department in order to deal with the overflow of illegal immigrants into the Big Apple. Adams and fellow Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago have been sharply critical of the Biden administration and have demanded federal funding to deal with the crisis.
<h3>Colony Ridge Comes Under Scrutiny</h3>
Following Daily Wire reporting on Colony Ridge, a massive development north of Houston that’s become a magnet for illegal aliens, Biden’s DOJ <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-doj-sues-colony-ridge-for-bait-and-switch-sales-predatory-financing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> a suit against the development alleging “bait-and-switch” sales and predatory financing practices.
A September <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/inside-colony-ridge-the-fastest-growing-development-in-the-u-s-is-a-magnet-for-illegal-immigrants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">investigation</a> by The Daily Wire highlighted how the development’s marketing practices appear to be aimed at people who are in the U.S. illegally. The development sells inexpensive plots of land at sky-high interest rates, targeting buyers such as illegal immigrants who are ineligible to apply for traditional loans.
The report garnered responses from prominent Republicans like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and legacy outlets also reported on the story.
<h3>Americans Continue to Suffer Because of Illegal Immigration</h3>
Across the country, from Texas to New York, Americans continue to suffer from the impacts of illegal immigration. According to a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/migrant-crisis-could-cost-taxpayers-451-billion-house-gop-report-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from House Republicans, illegal immigration costs American taxpayers up to $451 billion. Each taxpayer is on the hook for an average of $956 due to illegal immigration, the report said. This cost comes as inflation has remained high, especially in relation to consumer goods.
In November, dozens of seniors in New York, including a 94-year-old Army veteran named Frank Tammaro, were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dozens-of-nyc-seniors-evicted-from-nursing-home-turned-into-migrant-shelter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> evicted from their senior center, which was then converted into a migrant shelter.
Foreign nationals have also been accused of horrific crimes across the country, including murder.
Earlier this month, an illegal immigrant was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigrant-arrested-in-connection-with-murder-of-16-year-old-texas-cheerleader" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested in connection</a> to the murder of a 16-year-old Texas high school cheerleader named Lizbeth Medina. Also in Texas, a 50-year-old illegal immigrant <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigrant-charged-after-allegedly-shooting-two-sisters-in-the-head-in-their-texas-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was arrested</a> and charged after allegedly fatally shooting two sisters in the head in their Dallas-area home.
In Nashville, a twice deported illegal immigrant from Honduras <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/twice-deported-illegal-alien-from-honduras-charged-with-murder-in-nashville" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was charged</a> with murder after a man was found in a burned out vehicle. The man was  identified as a member of the “Sur 13” gang and affiliated with “Surenos Locos Criminales.”
A Haitian national <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-alien-allegedly-crashes-into-school-bus-killing-small-child-bidens-catch-and-release-under-scrutiny" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was arrested</a> in Ohio after allegedly crashing his minivan into a school bus last week, resulting in dozens injured and the death of an 11-year-old boy.
<h3>Title 42 Expires</h3>
One of the factors leading to the influx of illegal immigrants was the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-illegal-immigrants-surge-across-border-as-trump-era-rule-ends" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expiration</a> of Title 42 in May. Title 42 was a Trump-era rule that allowed illegal immigrants to be turned away at the border based on COVID concerns.
In the week leading up to its expiration, swarms of illegal immigrants were seen crossing the Rio Grande into the U.S. Border agents apprehended more than 11,000 people who crossed the border illegally on one day leading up to the expiration, reportedly about double the amount seen in a typical day.
<h3>Biden Administration Tries to Block States from Protecting Borders</h3>
While the border crisis has been ongoing, the Biden administration has tried to thwart efforts by Texas to deter illegal immigration and crack down on people illegally entering the country.
In September, Biden’s Border Patrol <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-officials-cut-razor-wire-on-southern-border-opening-the-floodgates-to-illegal-immigrants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cut razor wire</a> that the state of Texas had placed alongside on the Rio Grande to stop illegal aliens from flooding into the country. Biden’s Department of Justice <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/abbott-issues-challenge-to-biden-administration-as-doj-sues-texas-over-river-barrier" target="_blank" rel="noopener">also sued</a> Texas Governor Greg Abbott after he constructed a water barrier in the Rio Grande to deter illegal crossings.
The DOJ is also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-threatens-to-sue-texas-over-law-giving-state-power-to-crack-down-on-illegal-immigration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">threatening to sue</a> Texas over a new state law that makes it a crime to illegally enter the state, giving state officials more power to take steps to secure the border amid the ongoing crisis.
<h3>What’s next for the Border Crisis?</h3>
Multiple attempts to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas have floundered in 2023, but House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) said that he will bring articles of impeachment against Mayorkas in 2024.
House Republicans&#8217; effort to impeach Mayorkas will likely be a large story going into 2024 and could be a factor to watch as Republicans try to control the House going into 2024.
There could also be a surge of crossings in November and December if Biden is defeated as Republican presidential candidates have pledged to secure the border and crack down on illegal immigration. Former President Donald Trump has promised to institute a large-scale deportation program if re-elected and has promised to finish securing the southern border.
There will also be continued fighting between Texas and the Biden administration as Texas attempts to fill in the gaps left by the Biden administration’s border policies.

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Biden’s Border Crisis: 15 States Have Smaller Populations Than Total Illegal Southern Border Crossings In 2023

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A new monthly record for illegal crossings was set at the U.S.-Mexico border in November, according to numbers released by Customs and Border Protection. 
CBP numbers <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/cbp-releases-november-2023-monthly-update" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released on Friday</a> show that they recorded 242,418 encounters last month, the highest November <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/12/22/news/242000-migrants-tried-to-cross-into-us-over-southern-border-in-november/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ever</a> and the third highest monthly total overall. The surge comes as Republicans press President Joe Biden to secure the border and Texas moves to start arresting illegal immigrants. 
“CBP continues to execute its important mission to protect the American people, safeguard our borders, and enhance the nation’s economic prosperity by implementing operational plans, surging personnel and decompressing areas along the southwest border while processing and vetting migrants who are encountered humanely, safely, and efficiently, consistent with our laws,” said Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner Troy Miller.
“We are facing a serious challenge along the southwest border and CBP and our federal partners need more resources from Congress — as outlined in the supplemental budget request — to enhance border security and America’s national security,” Miller added. 
According to CBP, they conducted 391 rescues of individuals in danger during their attempted crossing into the U.S. in November.
“CBP’s message for anyone who is thinking of attempting to circumvent lawful pathways to enter the United States is simple: don’t do it. When noncitizens cross the border unlawfully, they put their lives in peril,” the agency said.
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House Homeland Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/2023/12/22/chairman-green-november-border-crossing-numbers-devastating-and-utter-disaster-for-the-country/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ripped</a> into the Biden administration over the numbers, saying they were hoping they would go unnoticed because of Christmas. 
“By strategically holding the release of these numbers until the Friday before Christmas, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is unabashedly showing the full measure of his duplicity. These numbers are so bad, he wants as few Americans to see them as possible. And December’s numbers, which will be released in January, are anticipated to be even more grim,” Green said.
Green added that the committee would be initiating impeachment proceedings against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in 2024. 
The crossings remained high in December, with reporters <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nbc-reporter-stunned-by-number-of-illegal-border-crossings-crowds-have-never-been-this-large-during-my-reporting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">being stunned</a> at the number of people entering into the U.S. through Mexico. In response, Texas Governor Greg Abbott <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/abbott-signs-bill-making-it-a-crime-to-illegally-enter-texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> a bill this week that will allow state law enforcement officials to arrest people for illegally entering the state, an open challenge to the Biden administration which decried the law.

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‘A Serious Challenge’: Illegal Border Crossings Surge In November To Record High

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House Homeland Security Committee Chairman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mark-green" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mark Green</a> (R-TN) issued a subpoena to Homeland Security Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alejandro-mayorkas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alejandro Mayorkas</a> on Tuesday over documents related to the screening of the tens of thousands of Afghans the Biden administration brought into the U.S. during the August 2021 withdrawal from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/afghanistan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Afghanistan</a>. 
Green and other House lawmakers have been investigating how the Biden administration screened the more than 76,000 Afghans flown into the U.S. for resettlement as the military left Afghanistan and the Taliban took over. According to Green, Mayorkas has not provided all of the documents requested, including DHS communications on vetting the evacuees, documents which were requested 160 days ago. 
“In the wake of the Biden administration’s catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan, the country has once again become a breeding ground for foreign terrorist organizations under Taliban rule, and the Committee is still seeking answers on how the Biden administration vetted those entering the United States following the withdrawal,” Green’s office said in a press release. 
Green’s <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-31-Subpoena-re-Afghanistan-Screening-and-Vetting.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">subpoena</a> stipulates that Mayorkas is to appear before the committee on November 7 at the Ford House Office Building in Washington, D.C., at 12:00 p.m. 
“On October 20, 2023, the Department provided a partial production containing limited data on Afghan evacuees. Although the production contained 1,601 pages, it is wholly inadequate. For example, 150 pages were either wholly redacted, devoid of content, or illegible. Further, many of the remaining pages appear to be nothing more than scanned printouts from spreadsheets of data that were provided in a format that rendered them indecipherable,” Green wrote in a <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-31-Green-to-Mayorkas-DHS-re-Subpoena-Afghan-Screening-and-Vetting.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to Mayorkas. 
The lawmakers&#8217; investigation into the screening of the evacuees comes after stories that some of the Afghans brought into the U.S. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/afghan-refugees-face-federal-charges-after-trying-to-rape-child-strangle-woman-in-wisconsin-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">faced charges</a> of attempted rape of a minor and other physical abuse in addition to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-dozens-of-afghan-evacuees-flagged-for-potential-terror-ties-two-shipped-out-of-u-s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dozens being flagged</a> for potential terror ties. 
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“While the produced documents provide some basic information regarding Afghan evacuees, they fall well short of what was requested by the Committee. For example, the Department failed to produce a single e-mail or other communication from Department employees related to the withdrawal from Afghanistan or Customs and Border Protection’s screening, vetting, or inspection of Afghan evacuees at U.S. ports of entry,” Green added in his letter. 
Last year, the Inspector General for DHS released a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ig-report-blasts-bidens-homeland-security-for-improperly-vetting-afghan-refugees" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scathing report</a> that said that the agency “may have admitted or paroled individuals into the United States who pose a risk to national security and the safety of local communities.”
At least two Afghan evacuees were shipped out of the U.S. after they were initially let in, while State Department officials have also investigated adult male Afghan evacuees who had child “brides” with them at processing centers in the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates. U.S. military bases that housed the evacuees <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-military-bases-incurred-millions-in-damages-after-hosting-afghan-evacuees-during-bidens-withdrawal-report-finds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">incurred millions of dollars</a> in damages, making some facilities unusable for U.S. soldiers.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-republicans-tell-mayorkas-to-not-bring-large-numbers-of-palestinians-into-u-s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RELATED: House Republicans Tell Mayorkas Not To Bring &#8216;Large Numbers Of Palestinians&#8217; Into U.S. </a>

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